have kittens

phrase

British, informal

: to become very nervous or upset about something

They had kittens when they saw the mess we made.

Examples of have kittens in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Plenty of pet shops have kittens up for adoption over the holidays. — Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025

And more books should have kittens and/or snails on them. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025

In the course of the book, the cats have kittens, naturally. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for have kittens

• britons
• mittens